archives

documents

Formal written records

• manuscriptsHandwritten or typed originals
• correspondenceExchanged written communication
• ledgersFormal accounting records

registers · logbooks · minutes · annals · chronicles · dockets · deeds · certificates · photographs · maps

library

Book collection or building

• vaultSecure storage chamber
• repositoryPlace for storing things
• depositorySecure storage location

collection · holdings · stacks · inventory · accession · acquisition · provenance · catalog · registry

historiography

Study of history-writing

• scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
• genealogyStudy of family descent
• citationsAcknowledged source mentions

footnotes · provenance · paleography · transcription · oral-history · dissertation

heritage

Inherited cultural legacy

• legacyWhat's passed down
• antiquityGreat age, ancient era
• chronicleOrdered historical record

past · civilization · era · relics · artifacts · dynasty · lineage

conservation

Preventing waste or loss

• digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
• restorationReturning something to condition
• microfilmingPhotographing documents in miniature

acid-free · encapsulation · waterproofing · stabilization · deterioration

digitization

Analog-to-electronic transformation

• metadataDescriptive information about content
• databaseOrganized digital information collection
• born-digitalCreated in electronic format originally

scanning · OCR · migration · emulation · searchable · thumbnails · TIFF

• historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
• cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
• library partsreading rooms, book stacks, stacks, circulation desk, children's section
• archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs
• ancient librariesscrolls, papyrus, clay tablets, scriptoriums, Serapeum
• blog elementssidebar, header, footer, comments, categories